Benign (be-nin). Not malignant; outlook for recovery is good.
Biology (bi-ol'o-je). Science that deals with living things-plants and animals.
Biped (bi'ped). An animal with two feet.
Bronchitis (bron-ki'tis). Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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Canalicular (kan"ah-lik'-u-lar). Resembling or pertaining to a narrow tubular passage.
Cardiorrhaphy (kar"de-or'ah-fe). A suturing of the heart muscle.
Catabolism (kah-tab"o-lizm). Breaking down of the body's substances by living cells
into waste products.
Cephalalgia (sef"ah-lal'je-ah). Pain in the head.
Cerumen (se-roo'men). Earwax in the external ear.
Chancroid (shang'kroid). Venereal ulcer usually on the genitals.
Cholecystitis (ko"le-li-thi'ah-sis). Inflammation of the gallbladder.
Cholelithiasis (ko"le-li-thi'ah-sis). Formation of gallstones.
Chondroma (kon-dro'mah). growth of a cartilaginous tumor.
Chyle (kil). A milky fluid in the lacteals in the intestine.
Coagulation (ko-ag"u-la'shun). Formation of a clot.
Cocci (kok'si). Sphere-shaped bacterial cells.
Coccyx (kok'siks). Small bone at the lower end of the vertebral column, shaped like a
cuckoo's beak.
Colitis (ko-li'tis). Inflammation of the colon.
Colostomy (ko-los'to-me). Surgical operation forming a new anal opening in the colon.
Colporrhaphy (kol-por'ah-fe). The suturing of the vagina.
Corneum (kor'ne-um). Horny layer of the skin.
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